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Asia Cement (TPE:1102) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Asia Cement Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Asia Cement's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$69,819 Mil. Asia Cement's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$49,768 Mil. Asia Cement's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$14,494 Mil. Asia Cement's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.25.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1102' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.32   Med: 4.95   Max: 6.74
Current: 5.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Asia Cement was 6.74. The lowest was 2.32. And the median was 4.95.

TPE:1102's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.77% of 312 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs TPE:1102: 5.84

Asia Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Asia Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Asia Cement Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.32 3.32 3.89 5.38 5.84

Asia Cement Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.76 6.28 4.14 6.05 8.25

Competitive Comparison of Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Materials subindustry, Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Asia Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Asia Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(69818.978 + 49767.948) / 20464.516
=5.84

Asia Cement's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(69818.978 + 49767.948) / 14494.008
=8.25

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Asia Cement  (TPE:1102) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Asia Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Asia Cement (TPE:1102) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 207, Dunhua South Road, 30th-31st Floor, Section 2, Daan District, Taipei, TWN, 106
Asia Cement Corp manufactures and sells cement, concrete, and cement-related products to the construction and building industries. The firm also provides a range of services that include industrial plant development, real estate, real estate leasing, warehousing, parking management, waste disposal, and international trade. Asia Cement's product portfolio includes Portland cement types I and II, cement clinker, ready-mix concrete, furnace powder, plaster, and silica sand. The majority of revenue comes from Taiwan and China. Its reportable segments are as follows: Cement, electric power, investment, engineering, transportation, stainless steel, and leasing.

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